Harrogate and District Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild have created a 6ft model of the Great Yorkshire Show made entirely from sugar. The colourful display depicts the Yorkshire’s premier...
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Harrogate Sugarcrafters win silver with the Great Yorkshire Show display
Harrogate and District Branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild have created a 6ft model of the Great Yorkshire Show made entirely from sugar. The colourful display depicts the Yorkshire’s premier agricultural event. The arrangement was created by the eighteen members...
Photo of the week: blossoms in bloom on the Stray
This week we’ve had a great response from our readers when we requested photographs of the cherry blossom trees in full bloom on the Stray. Many thanks to Michelle Bray, Matthew Webber, Erica Johnson, Freya Mills, Len Downes, Douglas Young, James Gould and H & A...
Did you know that Everyman in Harrogate screens National Theatre Live productions?
There’s no need to travel to the Big Smoke to see what's on at the National Theatre, instead you can feel as though you’re at the renowned theatre in London thanks to the luxury cinema chain’s live screenings at its regional premises. An initiative operated by the...
Harrogate business owner Rachel Woolford wins The Apprentice
The brains behind Harrogate’s North Studio, Rachel Woolford, was tonight named as the winner of The Apprentice on BBC. Rachel, who began the 12-week process alongside 17 other hopefuls, has landed herself a £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar. The lucky winner,...
Crime author who solved Ripon mystery revisits school mural 50 years later
Crime writer Malcolm Hollingdrake has returned to Ripon to visit a mosaic mural he created 50 years ago. In February, Holy Trinity Infant School enlisted the help of the Stray Ferret to track down the creators of a mosaic wall mural dating back to the 1970s. Mr...
Heaven knows what Morrissey was doing back in Harrogate…
Morrissey, the elusive former frontman of The Smiths, has been photographed in suitably mysterious circumstances in a tiny hamlet between Ripon and Harrogate. The 64-year-old, who is known for his enigmatic persona, posed with his arms folded in front of street signs...
Ex-James Bond star Pierce Brosnan spotted in Harrogate bar
Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan was spotted in a Harrogate bar last night. The Irish actor, who was the fifth person to play 007, was seen having a drink at The Fat Badger on Cold Bath Road last night. The Stray Ferret was sent a photo of Mr Brosnan enjoying a...
Landscape artist to hold Harrogate exhibition
Landscape artist Jason Hicklin’s work is to go on exhibition in Harrogate this month. His new collection of etchings, which is inspired by Yorkshire’s heritage coast, will be on show at the Watermark Gallery on Royal Parade from April 12 – 27. Hicklin is a Shropshire...
Photo of the week: a rainbow over Fountains Earth Moor
This week’s photograph was taken by John Brown from Harrogate, capturing a rainbow over Fountains Earth Moor, near Ramsgill, Nidderdale. Photo of the Week takes centre stage in our new-look nightly email newsletter. The newsletter drops into your inbox every evening...
The Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park in Ripon has a new 60-strong artwork exhibition
Above: Fish Pool by Diane Maclean Go on an immersive journey through art and nature at the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park, near Ripon, at its new 60 collection artwork exhibition entitled Sculpture in the Landscape. It opens for the season next week on Thursday...
Harrogate business owner through to The Apprentice final
The owner of a Harrogate business has made it to the final of the BBC’s The Apprentice. Rachel Woolford, owner of North Studio on Cold Bath Road, is just one of two remaining contestants competing for Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment. The two North Studio sites, in...
Harrogate gallery to host Beatles exhibition
An exhibition of photos taken of The Beatles in 1968 will go on display at a gallery in Harrogate next week. The Beatles: Mad Day Out will open on April 19 at RedHouse Originals on Cheltenham Mount. It features 23 images by Tom Murray who was invited to assist...